Dates
1469
The Year of the Spanish Inquisition
Spanish court that removed non-Catholics if they didn't convert.
What is the Inquisition?
Cruelly killing many helpless people
What is a massacre?
The location of the Battle between Spain and England
What is the English Channel?
This scientist was born in Pisa, Italy
Who is Galileo?
1572
The year of St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre
A person who pretended to convert to avoid the Inquisition.
What is a converso?
Reforming the Catholic Church beginning in 1517
What is the Protestant Reformation?
They wanted to purify the Church of England.
Who are the Puritans?
This ancient philosopher believed that heavier things fell faster.
Who is Aristotle?
1692
The Year of the Salem Witch Trials
Edict that forced Jews to leave Spain
What is the Edict of Expulsion
a religious person protesting against the Catholic Church
What is a Protestant?
They wanted to separate from the Church of England.
Who are the Separatists?
This tool revealed that the Moon reflected light from the sun
What is a telescope?
1588
The year that England defeated the Spanish Armada
gold, the fountain of youth, land
Why did Explorers come to N. America?
A Fleet of warships
What is an Armada?
Winthrop preached a sermon describing Plymouth as this.
What is a city on a hill?
He painted the Return of the Prodigal Son.
Who is Rembrandt?
1689
The year of the Glorious Revolution
French Protestants
What are Huguenots?
The Queen of England who defeated the Spanish Armada
Who is Elizabeth I?
The Old Deluder satan Act
The MA law requiring that youth learn to read the Bible so satan can't lie to them
He believed that humans had inalienable rights that can't be taken away
Who is John Locke?